Thank you for your interest in IAIA’s annual conference, to be held 19-22 May 2026 in Québec, City, Canada. This year’s theme is “Misinformation, Disinformation, Communication, and Impact Assessment.”
To ensure a smooth abstract submission and follow-up process, please note the following information, guidelines, and policies.
Potential presenters are required to check the bottom of this form confirming that they have read and understand this information before continuing the submission process.
Two options for abstract submissions are available:
IAIA26 is an in-person conference. No pre-recorded or streamed presentations will be possible.
A paper is the oral summary of the findings of a prepared paper, research, or project. Even if you do not have a written paper, e.g., if you are an invited speaker, a panelist, a workshop facilitator, etc., you are considered an “author” and must submit an abstract. The “abstract” is the description of what you will be presenting or discussing.
In a poster session, there is no formal oral presentation; instead, the author is assigned a display area on which diagrams, graphics, data, pictures/photos, and a small amount of text are presented. The abstract is the summary of what you will be presenting visually.
The deadline for abstracts is 30 October 2025. Submissions close at 11:59pm US Central Standard Time. (No exceptions.) It is your responsibility to address questions about submissions to HQ before this date so that if there is a problem, we can still help you make the submission on time.
All abstracts must be submitted via the online form. Abstracts not sent via the online form will not be considered.
Upon successful submission of your abstract, you will receive an automatic e-mail notice. Be sure to save the confirmation of submission notice for reference in case of a problem or question. If you do not receive a confirmation, your abstract has not been successfully submitted, your email address is incorrect, or your spam filter has blocked the message. Please check your spam filter, then try again, or contact jen@iaia.org for assistance.
The following information will be required in the online form when you submit your abstract.
Do not submit an abstract on behalf of someone else or with someone else’s email address. This ensures that the submission record is correct and the presenter receives important conference communications from the beginning of the process.
Please ensure that the person who will be making the presentation at the conference is listed as the “Presenting Author,” even if that person is not the lead writer or researcher of the paper or project. All communications will be directed to the presenting author.
Participation as a session chair, a session co-chair, a presenting author of a paper or poster, or speaker or other participant of any kind is limited to one session per person.
For example, you may 1) chair one session, 2) co-chair one session, or 3) be the presenter of one paper or one poster. You may be a co-author of a paper and/or a poster (i.e., not the person making the presentation) an unlimited number of times.
If your name is attached to more than one submission as a session chair, co-chair, or presenting author, only your first submission will be considered. Additional submissions and/or your name on additional submissions will be dropped from the program without further notice.
There is one exception: session chairs/co-chairs may submit abstracts to the sessions they are chairing; however, they should plan to be the last speaker in the session.
Changing or substituting presenting authors is permitted until the session chair/presenting author registration deadline of 28 January 2026. A substitute may not exceed the one session-per-person rule.
Language
The primary language of the conference is English, and your abstract should be submitted in English.
Registration
Presenting authors are required to register and pay fees by 28 January 2026. At that time, your presentation will be dropped from the program if you are not yet registered with fees paid in full. (No exceptions.)
Registration is available online beginning in October.
IMPORTANT: You must use the same email address for your conference registration and abstract submission.
Please submit your abstract only if you have a budget to attend the conference or are very likely to have funding available by the registration deadline. You are responsible for arranging your own funding; IAIA does not have funds available to pay registration or travel expenses.
You are encouraged to begin planning visa arrangements now, as the process can take several months.
Please respect deadlines, submission guidelines, and registration policies, as they are firm. No exceptions will be made.
You are encouraged to mark your calendar with important dates and make plans before deadlines in order to avoid unexpected work or travel conflicts, technical problems, or other delays.
IAIA reserves first publication rights on all conference materials. Permission from IAIA must be obtained by conference participants who wish to publish elsewhere.
Presenting at an IAIA conference or chairing/facilitating a session within an IAIA conference cannot explicitly nor implicitly be represented as constituting stakeholder engagement.
Please set your spam filter to accept messages from “@iaia.org” and “IAIAweb.” IAIAweb is the address of the server that sends messages from the program committee to you via our online submission and review database, so do not reply to it.
Please take note of the notification deadlines. If you do not receive a confirmation of submission or other notices from IAIA via email, in the first instance, please check that the e-mail address you submitted is correct and that your spam filter is not blocking messages.
If you are not receiving expected communications, it is your responsibility to let us know so that we can assist you in time to ensure that you remain on the program.